• Forel, 1886h: 152 (s.w.).
• Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1870a: 374.
• Combination in Camponotus (Myrmoturba): Santschi, 1922d: 97.
• Combination in Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925d: 82.
• Subspecies of Camponotus sylvaticus: Mayr, 1880: 23.
• Subspecies of Camponotus rubripes: Forel, 1886h: 143.
• Subspecies of Camponotus maculatus: Emery, 1890c: 56; Forel, 1912j: 70.
• Subspecies of Camponotus picipes: Emery, 1920b: 233.
• Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 253; Emery, 1894h: 372; Santschi, 1922d: 97; Emery, 1925d: 82.
• Current subspecies: nominal plus C. s. atratior, C. s. impatibilis, C. s. indianus, C. s. riograndensis.

Obsolete combinations

• Formica simillima

Citations

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